Allied Irish Banks has announced today that it is winding down operations on the islands of Jersey and the Isle of Man.

British savers who stand to lose millions of pounds through the collapse of the offshore arm of an Icelandic bank received a boost today when a liquidation hearing was postponed.

Anglo-Irish relations have never been better, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern told British and Irish politicians in Dublin tonight.

Members of the Irish-British Inter-Parliamentary Body will be briefed by Northern Ireland Secretary Paul Murphy on the latest developments in the peace process at their twice-yearly conference in Wales tomorrow.

THE Mahon Tribunal has been given the name of a bank official who may be able to help identify the mystery man who Tom Gilmartin says demanded £5 million from him in return for supporting his shopping centre plans.